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The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is highlighting a range of unsafe Halloween products recalled this season.
Product recall for personalised paint your own Halloween pumpkins presenting a high chemical risk and risk of injuries and choking due to the presence of accessible button batteries.
Product Recall for Spooktacular Creations Orange & Purple Halloween witch costume sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of choking and a risk of strangulation.
Product recall for Creepy Town Light Up Ghost & Pumpkin decorations presenting a high risk of injuries and choking due to easy access to button batteries.
Working families can save up to £2,000 a year on their childcare bills with Tax-Free Childcare.
As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more sustainable
This Christmas, the Environment Agency is sharing 24 simple steps that we can all take to make more sustainable choices.
A interactive map showing thousands of low and no-cost events across the country to help plan your half term activities.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Make sure what you burn is both legal and safe and spare a thought for wildlife.
The Environment Agency is asking people who are planning on having a Guy Fawkes bonfire to make sure that they only burn small amounts of paper, leaves, wood and cardboard and the waste is kept securely before being burned.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has produced posters, leaflets and other materials to spread the word on keeping safe this Halloween.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards is raising consumer awareness to help protect the public as they enjoy fireworks and fancy-dress this party season.
Smokers urged to ‘put it out, right out’ on No Smoking Day 9 March. Smokers are being reminded today that careless disposal of cigarettes is…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
As statistics reveal that one in six fire deaths last year occurred in December, the Fire Kills campaign is reminding people that some of their…
Shocking fire safety footage on YouTube shows just how quickly festive celebrations could go up in smoke this Christmas. As new statistics show…
The Fire Kills campaign is urging people to make a potentially life-saving move when they change their clocks on Sunday 25 March - by taking…
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